There are 9 ways to get from Bucharest to Otranto by plane, shuttle, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Brindisi Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane OTP - BDS
- Take a shuttle bus from Brindisi - Via Appia to Otranto Porto
7h 57m€113–329Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Brindisi Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane BBU - BDS
- Take a shuttle bus from Brindisi - Via Appia to Otranto Porto
11h 46m€61–225Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Brindisi to Otranto, Via Ortebus
29h 10mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Port Of Vloracar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Otrantocar
18h 30m€206–321Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane OTP - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the train from Altamura to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
- Take the bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus
14h 1m€125–311Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, car ferry, shuttle
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane OTP - CFU
- Take the car ferry from Port of Corfu to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Brindisi - Via Appia to Otranto Porto
15h 33m€152–376Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane BBU - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the train from Altamura to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
- Take the bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus
14h 25m€78–197Bus, bus and ferry via Sofia
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Brindisi to Otranto, Via Ortebus
34h 49mTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Taranto Portbusferry
- Take the bus from Taranto via Porto Mercantile to Otranto, Via Ortebus
38h 5m
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Brindisi Airport (BDS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Otranto is to fly and bus and train which costs €75 - €200 and takes 14h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Otranto is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 57m and costs €110 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Otranto. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Otranto, Via Orte via Thessaloníki, Vlorë, Brindisi - Via Del Mare and Brindisi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 10m.
The distance between Bucharest and Otranto is 913 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Otranto without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 29h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Bucharest to Otranto, including transfers.
Bucharest to Otranto bus services, operated by Simeonidis Tours, depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to Otranto bus services, operated by Simeonidis Tours, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Otranto is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 10:39 AM in Bucharest and 9:39 AM in Otranto.
There are 2534+ hotels available in Otranto.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Otranto, Apulia, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Bucharest to Otranto. However, you can take the shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni Airport, walk to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) airport, fly to Brindisi Airport (BDS), walk to Borgo Casale, take the bus to Brindisi Ospedale Perrino, take the bus to Brindisi - via Appia, walk to Brindisi - Via Appia, then take the shuttle to Otranto Porto. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucharest to Otranto, Via Orte via Thessaloniki, Thessaloníki, Vlorë, Vlorë, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto, Brindisi - Via Del Mare, Brindisi - Viale Aldo Moro, and Brindisi in around 29h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Train from Altamura to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://ferrovieappulolucane.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €41–45
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0832.871016
- elios.trasporti@libero.it
- Website
- eliosautoservizi.com
Shuttle from Brindisi - Via Appia to Otranto Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- eliosautoservizi.com
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Brindisi to Otranto, Via Orte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
Bus from Taranto via Porto Mercantile to Otranto, Via Orte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
Bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@europeanseaways.com
- Website
- ferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.ferries.gr/european-seaways/ferries.htm
- Phone
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- starlines.it
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €41–42
- Website
- https://starlines.it/
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@a-ships.com
- Website
- a-ships.com
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- a-ships.com
- Deck /Air type
- €45
- Cabin
- €50–80
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Corfu to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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